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A silvery-colored, deep-bodied fish. Head and body slope upward from snout to dorsal fins and give the fish distinct humpbacked appearance. Milky white lips. White pelvic fins are often tinged with orange. The dorsal fin is long and is divided into two distinct parts.

A smaller-bodied sucker with large scales. Short dorsal fin. Lower lips broken into parallel folds, and rear margin of lower lips forming V-shaped angle. Other Names: yellow sucker, golden sucker.

One of the rarest darters in our state, the endangered goldstripe has exacting habitat requirements: It needs small, shallow, shaded, spring-fed streams with clear water and a low to moderate gradient. What it doesn’t need is siltation, pollution, channel restriction and removal of the tree canopy above!

The most common and widely distributed pike in Missouri is also the smallest. Adults seldom exceed 10 or 12 inches in length.